Here's some history of Excelsior from the Excelsior High All-Class Reunion, held on September 22, 1985. Excelsior's uniqueness began as far back as 1902 when a class of 23 students and three faculty members met at the old Norwalk Grammer School on Walnut Street. The class chose green and white as their school colors, and were called Excelsiorites.

As the years passed to the twenties. Excelsiorites saw plans underway for construction of a new Excelsior Union High School on Pioneer and Alondra and upon completion in 1924, first classes were held. During this era, slick-haired boys and girls, wearing the latest "bobs" introduce such traditions as Senior Horoscope and the Big E Club, a club later known as the Varsity Club.

During the next decade of change, an earthquake brought destruction to Excelsior, and in 1935 it was necessary to rebuild the administration building. The thirties brought many new tradtions. A Boys' League was formed and it became customary for juniors to receive sweaters and seniors to receive rings.

As the forties rolled around, upper classmen adopted the idea of aiding bewildered freshmen with the help of Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

The fifties brought still another traditon. In an effort to promote school spirit, each class elected their own song and yell leaders and a Girls' League Club was formed.

The advanced systems and radical changes of the sixties brought many new changes, IBM machines were computing updated materials and sometimes completed registration. The sixties also introduced new school mascots.

The seventies brought it all together...fifties dances, western days, living up to traditions and trying to hold on to the memories and moments that passed by so quickly.

The year 1981, the end of an era of pride and happiness, when in June of '81,
the last class graduated from our school. An end to an era, and a very nice place to grow up in...

 

Thank you Excelsior High!